{"id":4301,"date":"2015-05-20T10:53:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T10:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=4301"},"modified":"2018-02-21T12:04:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T12:04:34","slug":"sell-by-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/sell-by-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sell by owner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p>When talking about selling <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Property\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >properties<\/a>, <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Estate (law)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/estate-law\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/estate_law;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.038t85;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Estate_(law)\" >estate<\/a> agents are not the only way to sell. Nowadays the number of owners selling their properties themselves has been increasing gradually. Selling by owner means that there are no intermediaries in the road to the sale, which has its advantages and its drawbacks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/for-sale-by-owner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-large wp-image-4303 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/for-sale-by-owner-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"for-sale-by-owner\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/for-sale-by-owner-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/for-sale-by-owner-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/for-sale-by-owner-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/for-sale-by-owner-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/for-sale-by-owner-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/for-sale-by-owner-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/for-sale-by-owner-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/for-sale-by-owner-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/for-sale-by-owner.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the advantages of selling by owner is that the sale is much more personalized, as there is direct contact among the current owner and the possible future owner. This fact makes the negotiation much more personal. The <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homeowners\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home-insurance\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home_insurance;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0313mp;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Home_insurance;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home_insurance\" >homeowner<\/a> deals directly with the clients interested in buying, answering with firsthand knowledge any kind of questions about the property, the area, etc. which makes it easier for new buyers to <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Trust law\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/trust-law\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/trust_law;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.07mrj;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Trust_law;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Trust_law\" >trust<\/a> the information being delivered. Regarding the amount of money once the process is completed, there is no percentage going to an <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/estate-agent\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/estate_agent;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02dzpr;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Estate_agent\" >estate agent<\/a> or intermediary, the agreed amount will go entirely to the seller, in this case the former owner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/How-to-Sell-a-Home-By-Owner_FSBO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4304 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/How-to-Sell-a-Home-By-Owner_FSBO.jpg\" alt=\"2014-02_Infographic_FSBO_Sell It Yourself-FINAL\" width=\"536\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/How-to-Sell-a-Home-By-Owner_FSBO-155x206.jpg 155w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/How-to-Sell-a-Home-By-Owner_FSBO-241x320.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/How-to-Sell-a-Home-By-Owner_FSBO-100x133.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/How-to-Sell-a-Home-By-Owner_FSBO-150x199.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/How-to-Sell-a-Home-By-Owner_FSBO-200x265.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/How-to-Sell-a-Home-By-Owner_FSBO-300x398.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/How-to-Sell-a-Home-By-Owner_FSBO-450x597.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This recently popular idea has some disadvantages as well, the main one being that all the paperwork regarding the property sale would <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Land (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/land-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/land_economics;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01238b;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Land_(economics);http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Land_(economics)\" >land<\/a> on the person selling instead of the agent in charge. This means that setting a reasonable price for the property \u2013 being careful that it is not too high or too low &#8211; making the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a> presentable for visits, advertising that the property is on sale, familiarizing with real state regulations and contracts, etc. will take time and effort and will have to be managed by the person deciding to sell their own <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Housing estate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/housing-estate\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01rtvp;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Housing_estate\" >home<\/a>. Another or the problems of a \u201cfor <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"FSBO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/for-sale-by-owner\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/for_sale_by_owner;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06vvjy;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/For_sale_by_owner\" >sale by owner<\/a>\u201d sign in the front garden is that strangers will wander through the property, which could attract the attention of criminals. In order to prevent any major <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"damage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property-damage\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property_damage;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0clxv;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property_damage\" >damages<\/a>, security measures should be taken such as arranging showings always by appointment and asking for names and phone numbers or placing all valuables out of sight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4305 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic.jpg\" alt=\"FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic\" width=\"579\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic.jpg 2550w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic-159x206.jpg 159w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic-247x320.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic-100x129.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic-150x194.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic-200x259.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic-300x388.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic-450x582.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic-600x776.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/FSBO-Think-Again-Infographic-900x1165.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All in all, selling by owner is one of the options when deciding to sell a property that should be considered depending on the personal needs and characteristics of each particular case.<\/p>\n<p>Useful links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forsalebyowner.com\/sell-my-house\/\">https:\/\/www.forsalebyowner.com\/sell-my-house\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.home.co.uk\/selling\/private_sales_websites.htm\">http:\/\/www.home.co.uk\/selling\/private_sales_websites.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When talking about selling properties, estate agents are not the only way to sell. Nowadays the number of owners selling their properties themselves has been increasing gradually. 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